The
unique Seabee amphibian was a product of legend aircraft designer
Percival H. Spencer selling his Air Car design to Republic Aviation Corporation,
to be their contribution for the expected post WW2 booming personal airplane
market. Today, more than 60 years after production ended, the Seabee is
still the most popular amphibian on the used-market...

If
the standard production Seabee has a lack of engine power, why not add
one more engine? The Twin Bee is a twin engine conversion of the
Seabee, utilizing an airframe of a RC-3 Seabee. Twenty three
conversions have been built to date.

The Trident TR-1 Trigull is
one of most beautiful aircraft ever built - the ultimate evolution of
the Republic Seabee! This was no coincidence. The father of
the Air Car and Seabee amphibians, Percival H. "Spence"
Spencer, was also involved in the design of the Trigull.

The classy looking Riviera
amphibian is 'Seabee' in Italian style... Built by Nardi and
Siai-Marchetti, supposedly only 23 were built during the early 1960ies.
Several were exported from Italy to the USA. If you find one, take
care of her! She is getting rarer and rarer every day!

The
Thurston Teal
amphibian was designed by the highly respected aeronautical engineer and aircraft designer
David B. Thurston. 38 Teal amphibians were built, by 3 different manufacturers 1967 -
1978. Several Teals have been restored the last few years, an
indication of the fact that more and more pilots are seeing what a great
little amphibian the Teal is!

Each one of us might have our own personal reasons for loving
seaplanes, but we all share the feeling that seaplane flying is
the ultimate freedom! Once you have tasted it, you'll always want
to go back! This website is dedicated to seaplanes in Norway and
Europe.

The de Havilland of Canada
DHC-6 Twin Otter replaced the DHC-3 Otters in Norway from 1967.
Operated by RNoAF 719 Squadron and civil operators such as Wideröe's
Flyveselskap A/S, the Twin Otter was the most important airplane in
Norwegian domestic air transportation from 1967 to 2000. 2006 the
Twin Otters started to return...

Designed and produced by de
Havilland Aircraft of Canada, the DHC-3 Otter was the most
important bushplane in Norway from 1954 to the early 1970ies. The
Norwegian Otters were operated by Royal Norwegian AF (RNoAF) and civil
operators like Wideröe's Flyveselskap A/S, Solbergfly A/S and Norving
A/S.

After WW2 the most optimistic helicopter advocates
suggested that the helicopter would become every man's transportation.
That did not happen. However, in countries like Norway, the
helicopters soon became the best choice for specialized air
transportation, such as SAR, ambulance, lifting, surveys, etc.

For more than 25 years, aviation history has been
this webmaster's favorite interest... This is a collection of some
of my projects, notes and files from researching Norwegian aviation
history. Maybe useful for some visitors. And your
corrections, photos and information is most welcome!

I am collecting aviation books, aviation photos,
patches, aircraft sales brochures etc. To fund some of my
collections, I am selling some duplicates and surplus items. Due
to very high postage costs in Norway, I will only sell to Norwegian
addresses.